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CAROLINA HEMLOCK
The Rarest and Most Beautiful American Conifer
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CAROLINA HEMLOCK supplied by us now growing on an estate near Boston where it has proven the most conspicuously beautiful Hardy Evergreen in an almost complete collection of Native and Exotic Conifers. Beautiful examples may be seen at the Arnold Arboretum where its remarkably distinctive character places it in the lead of this greatest collection of specimen evergreens in America.
Introduced by HARLAN P» KELSEY ) Hardy American Plants
SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS
THE CAROLINA HEMLOCK
(T suga caroliniana)
Professor Sargent’s Opinion
After the disastrous spring and winter of 1917-18, Prof. C. S. Sargent, Director of Arnold Arboretum, says of this tree: “Numerous specimens of the Carolina Hemlock (Tsuga caroliniana) have been uninjured by the cold and drought of the year. This is one of the handsomest of all cone-bearing trees which can be grown in this part of the country.’ ’ And, again, in the Nov. 10, 1919, Bulletin of the Arnold Arboretum: “The handsomest of the Hemlocks which can be grown in Massa- chusetts and now one of the most beautiful trees in the Arboretum is a native of the southern Appalachian Mountains, Tsuga caroliniana.”
The Queen of American Conifers
This grand new species is now universally accepted as the “Queen of American Evergreens.” Introduced by Highlands Nursery in 1884, it has become known to tree-lovers as the most distinctive and graceful of all conifers which are hardy throughout the entire United States.
Distinctive Character
Its dense, dark foliage, sweeping, semi-pendulous branches, and even- tually pyramidal form combine to give a charm not found in any other evergreen known to cultivation. It is much hardier and more adaptable to city atmospheres than its plainer sister, the Canadian Hemlock, and will also thrive in southern latitudes where the latter becomes thin, yellow, and unsightly.
It is the “coming Evergreen” for the finest landscape plantings, either as single specimens or for mass effects and backgrounds.
Prices of Carolina Hemlock at Boxford Nursery, Boxford, Massachusetts ^ ,
7 Kach 10 100
6 to 9 in., transplanted, bushy $0 60 $5 60 $50 00
9 to 12 in., transplanted, bushy 1 00 9 00 80 00
12 to 18 in., transplanted, bushy 1 50 14 00 132 00
18 to 20 in., transplanted, bushy 2- 25 20 00 180 00
Splendid specimens, 6 to 9 ft $40 to 60 00
Send all orders to
HARLAN P. KELSEY, Owner, Salem, Massachusetts
THE CAROLINA HEMLOCK
Sale of 22 Grand Specimens 16 to 18 feet in height
4T my Highlands Nursery, Pineola, N. C., I have 22 splendid specimen Carolina Hemlocks, grown along an avenue in the open, which are now offered for sale.
It is safe to say they are the only specimens in existence approaching this size which may be secured by the tree con- noisseur, and it is an opportunity that will not occur again.
For a finished landscape planting or for a distinctive memorial grouping, nothing could be finer.
Each tree will be lifted with a large ball and specially burlappeci. It is desirable to ship in car-lots, and ten to twelve specimens may be comfortably and safely packed in a car.
Single specimens may be shipped, but a charge of $15 each is included in the price to cover special packing.
Price $265 each
Lots of 10 or more . . . $230 each
Packed free on board cars, Pineola, N. C., freight station. They are now ready to ship.
Send orders to
HARLAN P. KELSEY, Owner, Salem, Massachusetts
The Beautiful Fraser Fir
Abies fraseri
A distinct species from the highest peaks of the Carolina mountains; makes a perfect specimen lawn and screen tree, with dark green, thick- set foliage (blue underneath) and compact, pyramida'l habit. It is o|ne of t[h|e choicest of all American conifers^of the Fir section, not to be compared with the north- ern species, Abies balsamea , which is almost worthless in any but the latitude of middle and northern Maine, as it becomes “leggy,” thin, and is short-lived. An unusually fine lot of this splendid Fir. The attention of nurserymen is particularly called to A. fraseri as the best Fir of this type that is grown in this country. The sizes listed below are es- pecially bushy and well-rooted. It seems perfectly at home in the South, thriving where few other evergreens of this class can be grown with success. There are few evergreens we can recommend so highly.
Prices of Fraser Fir at Boxford Nursery Boxford, Massachusetts ^ ,
7 Each io ioo
9 to 12 in., transplanted $o 30 $1 00 $ 16 00
12 to 18 in., transplanted 40 3 00 24 00
3 to 4 ft., specimens 2 50 22 00 200 00
4 to 5 ft., specimens 3 5° 32 00 300 00
5 to 6 ft., specimens 5 00 40 00 360 00
6 to 8 ft., specimens 7 00 64 00 600 00
9 to 16 ft., specimens $$ to 40 00
Hardy American Rhododendrons and Native Plants
The largest collection in existence of Hardy American Rhododen- drons, Azaleas, Kalmias, Leucothoe, Andromeda, and Specimen Ever- greens. Send for catalog.
Address all orders and communications to
HARLAN P. KELSEY, Owner, Salem, Massachusetts